As an adult what does it look like to honor our parents vs respect our parents? Does it mean we can go against what they believe and yet still have a healthy respect? What does that look like? Once we get married do we keep a healthy "fear" or respect of them and do what we've always been taught without question? Hopefully this makes sense. Thanks for your time.

These 2 podcasts were excellent, so many good points were covered.  I have learned so much since my son's suicide that I wish I had known before. One thing I don't recall hearing anything about was the relationship between mental health and physical health. That is, can depression cause physical symptoms and or can physical symptoms cause depression?  I think I know the answer to that but would be interested in hearing a discussion on that sometime.  Thank you for a very informative discussion on depression.

I recently saw a YouTube video with a pastor answering some questions. I'm not sure the rules on posting links to Non-AC videos here, but for reference, the video name is:  "Cliffe Knechtle - Answering Questions Others Christians Won't | EP. 38."

I would love to see some podcasts with this sort of format. I feel like we have some brothers: Elders, Ministers, Sunday School teachers that could do a great job with questions like this. It could be easy to send out a Google Form with a future AC Connection email that people could use to submit questions about theology, application, or even why we do things as a church. I think a format with some younger brothers or sisters asking these questions to some older brothers with short 5-6 minute answers could be an edifying podcast, that if done in video form could even be used in Sunday School, or Bible Study applications.



-Joel. 

Some people believe that the New Testament Church should still follow the keeping of the 7th day, the Sabbath (Saturday). It’s even one of the Ten Commandments. What evidence is there in Scripture to support or refute this claim, and affirm which day of the week does God really want us to keep holy? Thank you!

I’ve started listening from the bottom up on Around the Table. It would be neat if the menu automatically took you to the most recently listened to episode instead of having to scroll down every time I complete an episode.

Very well done!

I was having a conversation with some friends on how around the table can sometimes feel scripted and how it could potentially be fixed. If you are not sure what I mean by scripted I can try to be more descriptive. Many times the discussions can feel like everything has been written out the questions, remarks, and answers have all been laid out and prepared beforehand. This is not inherently bad but if the podcast is supposed to be a discussion it can make the whole podcast feel staged. This can make it very difficult to listen to. The people I was talking with came up with a potential solution. The idea was to have one continuous participant to act as a mediator and facilitator. This could be extremely helpful as those being interviewed could still research their topic and come prepared. But they are not just reading what they have found and instead the interviewer is asking questions, pulling on threads of thought, and leading the conversation. This would relax the elders and pastors being questioned and make the conversation feel much more organic. The interviewer would not just have to be one person it could also be a rotation. The mediator would not have to be an elder they simply would have to be able to guide conversation, ask questions, and help relax those being interviewed. In conclusion the discussions from around the table can often feel scripted in order to remedy this issue the implementation of a facilitator could help drive conversation and create organic conversation.